Tuesday, June 17, 2014

NC-1177 Annual Meeting and Call for Papers

Meeting dates for the 2014 annual meeting of the NC-1177 have been set. The meeting of the NC-1177 Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in Transition will be held October 16-17, 2014 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Part of the meeting will be held in conjunction with the National
Agricultural Credit Committee and involve discussions of current issues
in agricultural finance.

Call for Papers

NC-1177 Agricultural and Rural Finance Markets in TransitionThe
NC-1177 executive committee is currently seeking contributed papers for
the selected paper sessions in the area of agricultural and rural
finance markets. Papers that fit the committee’s four research
objectives are highly encouraged. The objectives are:

Investigate
capital structure, financial performance, and investment strategies of
firms producing renewable energy in context of long term climate change.
Implications of these findings for agriculture and rural communities
will be delineated.

Examine
the impact of recent fluctuations in capital and commodity markets on
the financial performance, credit availability, real estate values, and
capital structure of farms, agribusinesses, and lenders in urban and
rural communities.

Evaluate the management strategies,
capital needs, and policy impacting the financial performance and
long-term sustainability of firms in the food and agribusiness sector.

The
NC-1177 executive committee and NACC are also seeking extension
oriented presentations to be presented during the joint sessions. For
consideration for the joint sessions, presentations will need to address
one of the following topics: